Alive Until Sunset
Alive Until Sunset (AUS) is an all-female heavy metal band in the world of Arknights. They appear in Heart of Surging Flame, The Great Chief Returns, and Stultifera Navis.
AUS is also one of the three musical acts that the player can support in Heart of Surging Flame, awarding the "Professional" Speaker System once the 
Siesta Obsidian milestone is completed (except in the rerun).
Background[edit]
Even though members of AUS appear to be Aegirs, they are young oceanic Feranmuts who were forced to leave the Aegirian waters likely due to the oceans' corruption by the Seaborn swarm and the Leviathans.[1][2] They have been finding ways to return back to their homeland and reestablish connection between Terra's land-dwellers and the oceans through the lost Stultifera Navis.
During their stay on land, AUS has became enamored with the music of land-dwellers. They gradually enhanced their musical talents which turned them into talented musical artists. They started with a rocky beginning until the band was picked up by the Monster Siren Records label, where they released their debut album Deep Color in the Sea to critical acclaim, placing them in the spotlight on Terra's heavy metal scene.[3] The band follows up with Abyss Effect and Hope Returns, the latter of which experiments on new, lighter themes such as the emotions of life.[4]
Contrary to most Terran metal bands, AUS notably kept their work "clean"; in other words, refrain from using profanity.[3]
Members[edit]
| Character | Information | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The bassist and the band's public representative. | Active | |
| The vocalist. | Active | |
| The drummer. | Active | |
| The guitarist. | Active |
Story[edit]
The Great Chief Returns[edit]
A year before the main story of The Great Chief Returns, AUS were traveling across the dunes of Sargon after Alty acquired the "key" (likely the same device recovered by Skadi and the one mentioned by Gladiia) from Kal'tsit, and while looking back on the deal they made with her, they think about the purpose and meaning of Kal'tsit agreeing to the deal. They questioned what they should do with it, and decided that they would wait to hand their knowledge and the key over to "the one who is ready." However, their car broke down, forcing them to search for help in the nearby jungles of Acahualla. While staying in the jungle, they were welcomed by the local Tiacauhs the chieftain of the Eunectes tribe, Zumama, who helped them repair their car. They also hosted an impromptu live performance in the village which quickly became popular among the tribesmen.[5]
Later, AUS encountered the Messenger Inam, one of the few Acahuallans who maintains contact with the outside world. Knowing their fame, she took them into the Mahuizzotia temple where they performed concerts over the course of two months. After their car was repaired, AUS quietly left Acahualla to resume their journey. All they left behind was a simple note for Inam.[5] Since then, the band is greatly exalted by the locals and the tribesmen worship them as a messengers from their ancestors.[6]
Heart of Surging Flame[edit]
AUS was one of the many musical acts that participates in Obsidian Festival 1097 at Siesta. They also hosted a live performance in downtown Siesta.[7]
Some previously unknown facts about AUS were revealed from Obsgram feeds related to the band. Notably, their guitarist Frost used to practice her guitar skills at a C4ORD guitar shop everyday, wearing a paper mask on her head and carrying a fast food bucket with her, until she was approached by the future vocalist Aya.[8]
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Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Singles[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Alive Until Sunset is likely meant to be a tribute to the late Chester Bennington, the former lead vocalist of Linkin Park and the founder of Dead by Sunrise (which AUS' name references) who died in 2017 — the same year Arknights was announced to be in development, as their lore referenced Bennington's time with LP:
- Like LP, AUS is stated to have a "rocky beginning."
- AUS' first album, Deep Color in the Sea, is critically acclaimed and catapulted them into mainstream success, just like LP with Hybrid Theory.
- AUS' third album, Hope Returns, is similar to LP's Minutes to Midnight and A Thousand Suns in which they explored new themes and concepts.
- AUS do not use any sort of profanity in their works; up until Meteora LP never uses profanity in their works, and profanity is notably absent in Living Things.
- The name of one of AUS' albums, Die Before Sunset, is essentially the same as the band's name in a literal sense.
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